Trial Part 1

"If this can change my fate, then I am willing to try." Li Xian nodded his head without any hesitation. He had known he must take risks because he was born with Sword Meridians. However, he loved swords almost equal to his mother.

So, how could he give up? Not to mention, he slowly understood the intention of his mother. Even though he didn't understand why his mother asked him to make a grave for herself, he knows she has died, but she told him she was.

'Seriously, this is confusing. Did mother take me as an idiot? Even if you don't want to reveal your intention, you should at least come up with a better reason.' Thinking of his mother's logic to make her a grave even though she wasn't dead and without a body and treat it like a real grave was a weird thing to do.

Of course, he couldn't go up against his mother's wish. Even though he didn't understand her intention, he made a grave for her and promised to visit the grave every once a year. Whether it was coincidence or plan, he could only do things at a time because he needs to visit the grave tomorrow.

Taking a deep breath, he walked towards the door. When he reached in front of the door, he felt like an ant standing in front of the giant. He lifted his hand and tried to push the door. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, the door won't buzz.

He turned back and looked at Elder Mo, asking him to open the door. Elder Mo sighed, and blue energy emerged into his finger. Pointing his finger at the door, he shot the blue energy. In an instant, the blue energy changed into a sword and rushed toward the door.

"Ka-cha"

When the sword collided against the door, it broke into pieces. But at the same time, blue energy entered the door, and slowly the giant door opened. It took a long time, but Li Xian wasn't in the mood to wait.

When the door opened to where a small body like his could pass, he directly rushed inside. The last word before he entered the door was 'Wait' from Elder Mo's mouth. Because the moment he entered, the door closed itself.

In an instant, he appeared in a completely dark room.

"Tap" "Tap" "Tap," "Tap"

In the dark, he slowly made few steps. Each step sound was clear to his mind. For a moment, he could guess no one was inside. Suddenly, in his fourth step, a light appeared in the darkroom. His vision took a while to adjust itself.

The light was coming from a giant lamp hanging at the top of the ceiling. But it was really tall. The ceiling was almost over twenty meters from his head. When he turned his right and left, he could see nothing but an empty room.

But when his gaze reached the corner of the right side of the room, his gaze stuck there. He could see the piles of bones. At the same time, fear appeared in his eyes for a moment. Until his left hand touched the hilt of his sword. In an instant, his fear disappeared.

"It's been a long time since a person took this trial. Boy, I will give you one last chance. Go back and try awakening Battle Spirit." Suddenly, a hazy voice rang in the room. Hearing this voice, the hair around his body stood up in fear. But it was more like a surprise than fear; otherwise, Sword Aura would be activated.

"Hu!" Li Xian took a deep breath and released it. Finally, his mood calmed down a lot as he looked around. But he couldn't see anything at all. So, he turned his head at that front and spoke, "Senior, I chase Sword not because of talent. If talent is the obstacle for me, then I shall do everything I can to remove that obstacle."

"I am willing to take this trial. And not only that, but also win this trial."

"Good then! Don't come crying if you lose. Because you lose, you die." Slowly the voice disappeared from the room, turning everything silent. Suddenly, a book appeared in mid-air. The cover of the book was purple with black letters on it.

"Dark Shadow Sword Art"

At the same time, an hourglass appeared in front of him. The moment a drop of sand entered the bottom, he didn't hesitate to catch the book. Of course, he understood the meaning of this trial. His mother had told him about these kinds of tests.

'I must comprehend this art within the given time.' Taking the book in his hand, he turned the cover and read the first page. There were fewer words instead. There were many pictures. He tried to memorize the pictures in his mind.

There weren't many movements, and each movement was explained in detail. It took him only five minutes to memorize six pages. After that, he put the book on the ground and stand in a strange stance. His legs were a little bent.

His right hand was on the hilt of his sword. The moment he took out his sword, he instantly took it to the parallel to his head. For the first time, his sword was clear. It was a dark sword with a few silver flower stripes on the blade. It was around thirty inches long, a little shorter than a meter.

It wasn't straight, but more like a moon. It was a single-edged sword with a sharp edge. When the tip of the sword pointed at the front, he held the hilt of his sword with both of his hands. Suddenly, a sword aura burst out of his body and coated around it.

Even though he didn't have any sword energy, he could use his sword to convert the spiritual energy into a sword aura. Unfortunately, without Sword Meridians, he can't convert spiritual energy into sword energy.

He closed his eyes, and dozens of words and pictures appeared on his mind. But there weren't any complex positions. Just stab nothing else. But when his sword was coated with sword aura, he must maintain the speed sword and control the sword aura.

Li Xian opened his mouth and sucked the cold air inside. He slowly turned his right hand while gripping his sword hilt. In an instant, he pushed his sword. With a shrilling sound, his sword pierced the air. For a moment, his sword was too fast.

"Echo in Dark"

It was so fast that the sword's aura remained in its initial position while the sword was already a meter in front of it. His hand rotates a little. This made a greater force when his sword pierced the air. When his sword stopped, the impact of his sword movement caused a strange echo.

"Bang"

This echo was supposed to spread like a wave, but instead, his sword pushed the wave towards the front. In an instant, the wave collided with the wall and disappeared. The original intention of this sword was to infuse his sword aura/sword energy with echo to cause mass destruction.

For a swordsman, sword aura is tough to cultivate. And normally, sword aura is formed from their sword will, comprehension over sword, and sword energy. When these things are merged with perfection, a sword aura will be produced.

Sword Will and Sword Energy aren't tough. Most of the swordsman does have both of them. But Comprehension over Sword is very hard. To comprehend the higher level of sword techniques, one must have talent over Sword Dao. In terms, one must be a genius for the sword. Of course, hard work matters a lot. But only those who can comprehend the Basic Sword Technique to perfection can comprehend Sword Aura.

Sword Aura is just a thin gas that doesn't have any fixed shape, but it does have sword energy, so it does have just the effect of sword energy. The reason why Li Xian's case is very abnormal has everything to do with sword energy.

It's not about Sword Will or Comprehending Sword Technique. His body doesn't have Sword Energy. Any swordsman who has awakened Sword Meridian can draw spiritual energy into his body and use Sword Meridians.

The Sword Meridians can transform spiritual energy into sword energy. In Junior Swordsman Realm, a person absorbs sword energy into their body and slowly strengthens their veins, muscles, bones, skin, five inner organs, and blood.

Although it won't be as effective as Martial artists, it would be enough to improve their defense and endurance. After all, sword practice needs a lot of endurance, and only by improving the body can one practice longer.

Li Xian doesn't know much about the Sword Realms in detail. So he had planned to ask the elder after this trial. As for the confidence, it comes from his talent in Sword Dao. Talent in sword dao has a completely different meaning than talent in Sword Cultivation.

Talent in Sword Dao means an ability of a genius to understand and comprehend Sword Art faster than most. Just like Li Xian. Fifty strikes for Beginner Realm and Two Hundred strikes for Entry Realm. Within an hour, he practiced the Dark Shadow Sword Art to the peak of Small Accomplishment.

Li Xian proved his talent two seconds for a strike before the sand completely falls in the bottom. Suddenly, the air around him began to tremble. At the same time, the white gas revolved around him and formed a hurricane.

"Boy!"